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East & Partners

Sector: Payments

(14 January 2019 – China) China’s central bank has refused to acknowledge applications submitted by Visa and Mastercard to process...

(11 January 2019 – Global) Visa has poached Mary Kay Bowman, former head of payments at Square, to be their...

(8 January 2019 – USA) Contactless credit cards will finally roll out at scale in the US in 2019, giving...

(7 January 2019 – Europe) The Central Bank of Ireland has authorised Google Payment Ireland to acquire and issue payments...

(12 December 2018 – Australia) The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) believes it is taking far too...

(3 December 2018 – Australia) RBA Governor Philip Lowe’s speech at the Australian Payment Summit revealed the shift towards a...

(30 November 2018 – Europe) The European Central Bank has launched Target Instant Payments Settlement (TIPS), a pan-eurozone instant payments...

(14 November 2018 – United Kingdom) TransferWise has revamped its overseas business account to provide a more rounded account to...

(14 November 2018 – Asia) Many businesses are becoming more comfortable with employing alternative providers and fintech companies for their...

(9 November 2018 – Asia) American Express (AMEX) has been granted approval to enter the Chinese payments card market ahead...